Nottingham Great Northern railway station

Nottingham Great Northern railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Nottingham Great Northern (also known as Nottingham Low Level)
gridref = SK580394


caption = The station in 2008.
manager = Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway
Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
locale = Nottingham
borough = Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
platforms = ?
years = 3 October 1857
events = Opened (Nottingham London Road)
years1 = 15 March 1899
events1 = Renamed (Nottingham London Road Low Level)
years2 = 22 May 1944
events2 = Closed [Butt, R.V.J. (1995). "The Directory of Railway Stations", Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 175.]

Nottingham Great Northern railway station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on London Road Nottingham in 1857.

History

The station was opened as Nottingham London Road by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway at the terminus of its line from Grantham. The station was designed by the local architect Thomas Chambers Hine. Until 1857 the Great Northern Railway had been forced to share the Nottingham Midland Station with the Midland Railway with mixed success.

The opening of Nottingham Victoria railway station in 1900 prompted the station to be renamed Nottingham London Road Low Level to distinguish it from the High Level station which was built on a viaduct adjacent to the station. Passenger services were substantially reduced with the opening of the Victoria station and the last passenger service ran on 22 May 1944. The station however remained open as a mail depot for troops during the Second World War before becoming a parcels depot until the 1970s. [ [http://www.meltonmowbray.steamrailways.com/LonRd01.htm LNWR GNR Joint Railway, "London Road".] ]

Present day

The station building has been restored and is now used as a Virgin Active Health Club.

References

*A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands, Robin Leleux.


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